Intel N100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel N100

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 22 Sep 2020
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5629 vs 5557

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1962 vs 1959
PassMark - CPU mark	5629 vs 5557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1959

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5557

5629

Name	Intel N100	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark	1959	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	5557	5629

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Zen+
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	22 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1174	1176
Processor Number	N100
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM350CC4T4MFG
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Base frequency		2.1 GHz
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)